The 2016 California State Assembly election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with the primary election held on June 7, 2016. Voters in the 80 districts of the

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elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for

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and the

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. Benefiting from the large Democratic turnout due to the general election, the

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made gains by ousting three Republican incumbents in the 60th, 65th, and 66th districts, thus regaining the two-thirds

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that they had lost in the previous elections.

Overview

Predictions

Results

Source: Official results.

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References

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California State Assembly elections